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June 8, 1974: Tulsa's first big tornado disaster

Forty years ago today, June 8, 1974, there was a massive tornado outbreak and widespread flash flooding in northeastern Oklahoma. At least 10 tornadoes touched down (possibly more from the long-track supercell that killed 12 Drumright residents and two others). For Tulsans who were kids in the '70s, it was...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 8, 2014 10:51 PM

NOAA Administrator worried early tornado warnings will lead to video game-playing

Dr. Wendy Sullivan, acting administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (the parent agency for the National Weather Service), questioned the value of earlier warnings for those in the path of a tornado, suggesting that the early warning might lull residents into a sense of complacency. Sullivan was testifying...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 28, 2013 6:10 PM

"Jazz Gives Moore" benefit concert Thursday, June 6, 2013

Tonight, Thursday, June 6, 2013, at 7 p.m., trumpeter and vocalist Jeff Shadley and the Disaster Relief Orchestra will take the stage at Tulsa's Jazz Depot to benefit Oklahoma tornado relief. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged and will go directly to support the Tulsa Chapter of the American...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 6, 2013 12:37 AM